Hair waving device



met.. 25, ma. M. WIDEMAN 2,134,592

HAIR WAVING DEVI CE Filed Maoh 2, 1958 28@ lNvENTOR Patented Oct. 25, 1938 UNITED STTE garant ori-ies HAIR. WAVING DEVICE Mervin Wideman, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application March 2, 1938, Serial No. 193,402 i2 claims. (o1. 132-32) This invention relates to an improvement in hair waving devices. The primary object of the invention is to provide a device, more particularly adapted for self-application, but also capable of use in hair-dressing establishments, by which desired waves and ridges may be imparted to the hair simply and effectively.

Various kinds of hair waving devices have been proposed, someof which .are damaging to the hair; others are Vof complex construction and difcult or impossible to use,` particularly for selfapplication, while various other types impart relatively slight wave and ridge formation to the hair. In most cases, the ridge formed in the hair is of unsatisfactory and of artificiai appearance, while in other cases a ridge is formed with very little wave formation.

My invention contemplates the provision of a simple, sturdy and automatic hair waver capable of self-application to the hair; which will automatically shift the hairs to impart a natural wave thereto and which will form at least two properly shaped and spaced ridges in the hair.

More particularly, the invention contemplates the provision of several, and at least three, comblike members connected by pivoted links and provided with manipulating handles by which the combs may be held in spaced-apart relationshipY whilev the device is inserted in the hair. When manual pressure on the handleseis relieved, spring pressure causes the combs'to move'toward one another and also relatively endwise, the endwise movement thereof imparting an undulating curvature to the strands of hair engaged by the teeth of the comb,` while the movement of the combs toward one another causes the hair strands to be gripped between the sides of the combs and formed with the desired, properly spaced and proportioned, ridges. Y Y

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an embodiment of the invention is shown, Fig. l is a plan view 01"' a hair wavingdevice made in accordance with the invention, the same being.

shown in closed or hair-gripping position; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device in open position; Fig. 3 is a side view of the device; Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line ril-t of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through the comb members indicating how the hair-is engaged and embraced therebetween, and Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6 6 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows. i

inthe drawing, i indicates the center comb member, and 2 and 3 `the side comb members.

Y These comb members are preferably, but not necessarily, formed of sheet metal. In the embodiment of the invention shown, the center comb I includes a top plate 4, which may be perforated or otherwise .apertured as shown at 5 to aid in drying of the hair engaged by the device, and is formed with the integral downwardly extending spaced blades 6 and 1. The lower edge of each of the blades 5 and 'l is toothed as at 3, said teeth being inclined as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

Each of the side combs has its lower endl toothed as shown at 9, the teeth thereon inclining in a direction opposite to that of the inclination of the teeth 8 on the center comb. Each of the side combs 2 and 3 is formedrat its top with a lateral ang'e ltLserving to reinforce and stiifen the comb and also acting .as an anchorage for pivot pins. The 4side comb 3, at one of its ends, is pivoted at il to one end of a link I2, the opposite end of which is pivoted at I3 to the top plate l of the center comb. Similarly, the endV of the Side comb 2 is pivoted at It to one end of a link l5 having its opposite end pivoted at i6 to the top plate li, the pivot I6 being located near the point i3 of pivotal connection of the link l2.

The opposite end of the side comb 2 is pivoted at il in a clevis i9 formed on the end of an arm 2i) of a bell-crank that is formed with ears 2lV which are pivotally mountedon pivot pin 22 secured in anextended end portion or lug 23 of the top plate 4 of center comb l. The bell-crank is formed with an extended free end 24 constituting a manipulating vhandle which co-operates with a similar handle 28 for holding the side combs 2 and 3 distended away from the center comb l as shown in Fig. 2. Side comb 3 has its end pivotally connected at 25 to the clevis 26 formed'onrthe end of an arm 27 of a bell-crank which has ears 28a pivotally mounted on the pivot pin 22. The bell-crank on which arm 2l is formed is provided with an extended end 28 forming a handle similar to that at 213 on arm 2t. A torsional coil spring 29 has ends 353 and 3i, one of which bears against one of the arms dampening medium and the waving device'isv held between the fingers by the handles 24 and 28. These handles are squeezed toward one another as indicated in Fig. 2 against the tension of the spring 29, such movement of the handles causing the linkage connection of the center comb with the side combs, consisting of the several links I2, I5, 28 and 21, to move the side combs away from the center comb, to the position shown in Fig. 2. The device in this open position, with the side combs 2 and 3 spaced away from the center comb I, is now inserted in the hair, and finger pressure on the handles 24 and 28 is then relieved. The spring 29 will cause the side combs 2 and 3 to move inwardly and also longitudinally or endwise of the center comb I. The longitudinal movement of the side combs 2 and 3 relative to the center comb I will cause a wave to be imparted to the strands of hair engaged by the toothed portions 8 and 9 of the respective combs. When the side combs 2 and 3 move inwardly toward the center comb I, the strands of hair engaged by the combs I, 2 and 3 will be brought up and embraced between the faces of the combs as shown in Fig. 5 to form the two ridges 33 and 3G in the hair. In other words, the ridge 33 will be formed in the hair by being engaged between the inner face of the side comb 2 and theouter face of the blade portion 'l of the center comb and the ridge 34 will be formed between the outer face of the blade portion 6 of center comb I and the inner face of the side comb 3. The blade portions 5 and l of the center comb I are so spaced apart that there is an intervening dip 35 formed in the hair between the two ridges 34 so that these two ridges are located in properly spaced relationship and impart a natural wave and rid-ge formation to the hair.

If desired, the central comb I, instead of being formed in the double-bladed shape shown, may be a single comb similar to the side combs 2 and 3. The center comb I is of greater length than the sid-e combs to compensate for the longitudinal movement of the side combs relative to the center comb, so that at no time does any portion of the side combs 2 and 3 extend beyond the toothed portion of the center comb. This will be clear from Figs. 1 and 2 where it will be seen that in the closed position of the device, shown in Fig. 1, one of the ends of each of the side combs lies substantially ilush with the free end of the center comb; while in Fig. 2, in the extended position of the device, the side combs have moved longitudinally of the center comb, yet have not had their end portions moved beyond the toothed lower edge of the center comb.

It will also be understood that various modications may be made in the shape and size of the comb members. The toothed edge of each of the comb members is curved to rit the curvature of the head and if desired, the upper edges of the comb members may be similarly curved as suggested in dotted lines at 36. These and other modifications may be made in the structure without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is:

1. A hair-waving device comprising a center comb member, and a side comb member disposed on each side of the center member, pivoted links connecting the center comb member with the side comb members, several of said links being provided with projecting end portions forming handles by which the side comb members can be moved away from one another and away from the center member when said handles are moved toward one another, and spring means for normally holding the side comb members in close proximity to the center comb member.

2. A hair-waving device comprising a center comb and a side -comb located on each side of the center comb and substantially parallel thereto, pivoted links connecting the center comb with the side combs, several of said links bein-g pivotally connected and having projecting end portions constituting handle portions by which the side members can be manually moved away from one another and from the center comb and held in separated relationship by manual movement of said handle portions toward one another, and spring means for normally holding the side combs in close proximity to the center comb.

3. A hair-waving device comprising, a center comb, a side comb located at each side of the center comb, spring means for normally holding the three combs in close proximity to one another, a pair of links mounted on a common pivot and each having one end pivotally attached to one of the side combs, the opposite end of each of said links forming a handle for moving one of the side combs away from the center comb.

4. A hair-waving device comprising, a center comb, a side comb located at each side of the center comb, spring means for normally holding the three combs in close proximity to one another, a pair of links mounted on a common pivot and each having one end pivotally attached to one of the side combs, the opposite end of each of said links forming a handle for moving one of the side combs away from the center comb, and against the tension of the spring means when the ends of the links are moved toward one another, said spring means being located at the pivot for the links.

5. A hair-waving device comprising, a center comb of inverted U-shape, a side comb disposed on each side of the center comb and movably connected thereto, said center comb having teeth angularly disposed in one direction, the side combs having teeth angularly disposed in an' opposite direction, spring means for holding the combs disposed in close proximity to one another, and handles pivoted on the center comb and connected to the side combs for moving the side combs away from the center comb against the tension of said spring means.

6. A hair-waving device comprising, a center comb, a side comb disposed on each side of the center comb, pivoted links connecting the combs, several of said links having parts constituting handles by which the side combs can be manually moved away from the center comb by movement of said parts toward one another.

'7. A hair-waving device comprising, a center comb, a side comb disposed on each side of the center comb and movably connected theretfo, spring means for holding the combs in close proximity to one another, and handles pivoted on the center comb and connected to the side combs for moving the side combs away from the center comb against the tension of said spring means when the handles are moved toward one another.

8. A hair-waving device comprising, a center comb, a side comb disposed on each side of the center comlb and movably connected thereto, spring means for holding the combs in close proximity to one another, and handles pivotally mounted at one end of the center comb beyond the ends of the side combs and pivotally connected to the ends of the side combs for moving the side handles each having an end pivotally connected to an end of one of the side combs for moving the side combs away from the center comb against the tension of the spring means when the handles are moved toward one another.

10. A hair-Waving device comprising, a center comb, a side comb located on each side of the center comb and movable to and from the same end longitudinally of the center comb, pivoted links connecting the side combs with the center comb, a pvot at one end of the center comb, arms mounted upon saidpivot, said arms being connected at one of their ends to the side combs, the opposite ends of said arms comprising handles by which the side combs can be caused to move away from the center comb, and a spring surrounding the pivot and operative against the handles for normally holding the side combs in close proximity to the center comb.

11. A hair-waving device comprising, a center comb, a side comb located on each side of the center comb and in parallelism therewith and movable to and from the same and also movable longitudinally of the center comb, pivoted links at one end of the side combs for connecting the side combs with the center comb, a pivot at one end of the center comb, arms pivotally mounted on said pivot, each of said arms having an end pivotally connected to an end of a side comb and each arm having an opposite end forming a handle, Asaid handles and arms causing the side combs to be moved longitudinally and laterally of the center comb when the handles vare manually moved toward one another, and a spring for normally maintaining the handles in spread-apart relationship to hold the side combs in close proximity to the center combs.

12. A hair-Waving device comprising a center comb of inverted U-shape formation, a side `comb located on each side of the center comb and movable to and from the same, pivoted links Vattached at one end to the top of the center comb and attached .at their opposite ends to the tops of the side combs, a pair of pivoted arms, the pivot therefor being located at one end of the center comb, one end of each arm being connected to one end of each side comb, finger-engaging means on the arms for moving the side combs relatively to the center comb and spring means for moving said side combs in an opposite direction.

' MERVIN WIDEMAN. 

